This might be the gaming monitor you've been looking for

Slow your roll, early adopter -- before you go checking out with that 4K Ultra HD monitor in your virtual shopping cart, you should familiarize yourself with Asus ROG's Swift PG278Q panel. Teased earlier this year, Asus ROG officially announced the Swift PG278Q this week, a 27-inch display with a 144Hz refresh rate, blazing fast 1ms response time, and Nvidia G-Sync technology. It isn't 4K, but it is prepped and primed for gaming at high res.

User can cycle through 60Hz, 120Hz, or 144Hz display modes courtesy of the panel's Turbo key for one-click switching. With a compatible graphics card, Nvidia's G-Sync technology will synchronize the display's refresh rate to the GPU to eliminate screen tearing and minimize display stutter and input lag. And regardless of refresh rate, you'll enjoy a 2560x1440 resolution spread out over 27 inches of screen real estate for a pixel density of 109 ppi.

"The ROG Swift PG278Q Gaming Monitor features the ASUS-exclusive GamePlus hotkey with crosshair overlay and timer functions. The former gives gamers a choice of four different crosshairs to suit their gaming environment, while the latter provides an on-screen timer to help keep track of spawn and build times," Asus explains.

There's also a 5-way navigation joystick for easy access to the OSD settings, a smart air vent design that helps in dissipating heat after extended gaming sessions, a slim profile with a 6mm bezel, a cable management design feature found on the back of the panel, built-in USB 3.0 hub (2 down, 1 up), and an ergonomic stand that supports tilt, swivel, and pivot.

The Swift PG278Q will be available in North America by the end of August for $799.

Comments

About damn time. This monitor should have been released 3 months ago!! Asus is ALWAYS LATE with releasing their products! In this case, late is better than not at all. I am looking forward to buying this monitor :D

I would settle for a 1080p G Sync ready monitor :-/ Perfectly happy gaming at 1080p... I know you can get the upgrade for the ASUS, and it really doesn't look tough to do at all, but having one ready out of the box would be nice :-)

While I AM very interested in this monitor, it is NOT a 4K unit... I get migraines with <60Hz setups so I've always had to get 120Hz type rigs to avoid the flicker of 60Hz (FPS is a different issue, mine is the flicker). Right now running a 144Hz gaming ASUS rig but it's still 1080 only. I'd love a 1440 (not a 16:10 fan so no 1600's). Just don't advertise this as a 4K unit as it's not.

Refresh rate has nothing to do with flicker on an LCD. Any flickering is typically the result of backlights using PWM (which turns it on and off rapidly) instead of a continuous decrease in brightness. http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/articles/pulse_width_modulation.htm

It is possible though that the cycling of the backlight, especially with CCFLs, can interact with the lighting in the room such that it produces flicker.

My experience with monitor fatigue has to do with the no Bias light I use a Antec 6 bias light kit for the monitors I use for gaming. If I use a flat panel too much I get burning sometimes but then I just turn down the brightness. A lot of my sensitivity has to do with working under semi bright lights at work which just adds to a neurological disaster for some people. BenQ flicker free doesn't do anything more the thing I found out that helps the most is turning down (Digital Vibrance) in Nvidia settings by about 8-9 points I got my at 43 from 50 that helps alot with muting the screen down and making a plain netural color. and the color isn't really ruined. That is on top of monitor and Desktop settings in the low 20s teens.